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Differential effect of chronic antihypertensive treatment on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 May 2001
Bravo R, Somoza B, Ruiz-Gayo M, González C, Ruilope L M, Fernández-Alfonso M S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic losartan or captopril on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype and vascular function in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Male 12-week-old rats were treated for 16 weeks with losartan (15 mg/kg per day) or captopril (60 mg/kg per day) in their drinking water. Systolic blood pressure, measured by the tail-cuff method, was reduced approximately 40...
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